MV Mayor elected to ROMA Board

Madawaska Valley Township Mayor Kim Love was today appointed to the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association (ROMA) Board of Directors. In a press release CAO/Clerk Sue Klatt said, On behalf of Mayor Love, she would like to thank her fellow council members and the Rural Mayors’ Forum of Eastern Ontario for …

Renfrew County Catholic School Board tops provincial rankings

On January 20, 2019 the Fraser Institute released its annual report card on Ontario’s elementary schools. The report card, which the Institute says is the “go-to source for measuring academic performance,” ranks more than 3,000 schools based on nine academic indicators from results of annual province-wide reading, writing and math …

Students will benefit from 10 percent reduction in tuition fees

A release received from MPP John Yakabuski’s office today announced the lowering of tuition fees. Students who attend publicly-assisted colleges and universities will see their rates go down by 10 percent. Yakabuski said, These reforms will make access to a quality education more affordable for students attending Algonquin College Pembroke …

Launch of MV Family Health Team marks major advance in access to local healthcare

The patient waiting area at the St. Francis Health Centre in Barry’s Bay was crowded on January 11, 2019 with representatives of provincial and municipal government, local and regional healthcare providers, and other stakeholders. They included MPP John Yakabuski, the mayors of the Townships of Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan, Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards, Madawaska …

Yakabuski issues statement on gas tax program for transit

Editor’s note: Nipissing-Renfrew MPP John Yakabuski has today issued the following press release about how Ontario’s gas tax program helps to enhance and expand municipalities’ public transit systems. The Current suggests readers also read our recent editorial on transit which includes information about the Federal Gas Tax Rebate Plan. (Click HERE to read …

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